Cryptic crossword clue
Shady spots where telephones will lose signal, ultimately 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BOWERS

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Shady spots" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case shady spots = bowers.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does BOWERS mean?

BOWERS noun
  1. A bedroom or private apartments, especially for a woman in a medieval castle.
  2. A dwelling; a picturesque country cottage, especially one that is used as a retreat.
  3. A shady, leafy shelter or recess in a garden or woods.
  4. A large structure made of grass and bright objects, used by the bower bird during courtship displays.
BOWERS noun
  1. A peasant; a farmer.
BOWERS noun
  1. Either of the two highest trumps in euchre.
BOWERS noun
  1. A type of ship's anchor, carried at the bow.
BOWERS noun
  1. One who bows or bends.
  2. A muscle that bends a limb, especially the arm.
BOWERS noun
  1. One who plays any of several bow instruments, such as the musical bow or diddley bow.
BOWERS noun
  1. A young hawk, when it begins to leave the nest.

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